Bethlehem: Israeli occupation forces Wednesday vandalized olive groves in the Battir town, west of the occupied West Bank city of Bethlehem, according to an anti-wall and colonial settlement activist. Ghassan Elayyan said that the occupying forces, escorted by a bulldozer, broke into the al-Khammar area, southeast of the town, where the heavy machinery razed a four-donum plot of land, uprooting dozens of olive trees and tearing down stone retaining walls.
According to Palestine News and Information Agency - WAFA, the area has become a target of frequent attacks committed by Israeli colonists. These attacks include taking over large swaths of Palestinian land and setting up colonial outposts. Over 700,000 Israeli colonists are currently living in colonies in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, which are considered a violation of international law.
